Welcome At RISCA, our work ensures that the arts grow, thrive and prosper in our towns and cities. The arts add $2.37 billion to the state’s economy and accounts for 3.25 percent of the state's GDP. The creative sector employs more than 18,000 workers. Since 2021, our grantmaking to organizations and individual artists totaled $2.8 million and supported nearly 800 arts entities. Grants News Now open Big Yellow School Bus Nearly $900,000 in grants announced Full listing Press release State Galleries Atrium GalleryFernando Pezzino BI AirportLuke Morrison T.F. Green Airport Ken MoranTyler PalmerCallum Sharkey Our E-News Sept. 19: Yes on 5 Sept. 11: Grants Listening Session July 23: Grants Announced May 30: Annual Report E-News Sign-up Calendar Sep 19 Opening Reception: Artist Fernando Pezzino Location: Atrium Gallery, One Capitol Hill, Providence 5:00pm 7:00pm Sep 21 Listening Session on Streamlining Arts and Culture Grants Location: Kingston Free Library, 2605 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI, 02881 11:00am 12:30pm Sep 25 Listening Session on Streamlining Arts and Culture Grants Location: Online 12:00pm 1:00pm Oct 14 RISCA Office Closed -- Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day All day All events Press Releases All press releases Public sessions to assist State’s Arts Agency simplify granting process Monday, September 16, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) will be hosting meetings throughout the state this fall to hear from the public ideas for streamlining and simplifying its arts and culture ... Read article Latest exhibit at R.I. T.F. Green International features R.I. artists Ken Moran, Tyler Palmer, Callum Sharkey Tuesday, August 13, 2024 GREEN SPACE Gallery at Rhode Island TF Green International Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), a ... Read article Block Island State Airport Gallery features works by Providence’s Luke Morrison Tuesday, August 13, 2024 The gallery at the Block Island State Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), announced today the op ... Read article All press releases
Sep 19 Opening Reception: Artist Fernando Pezzino Location: Atrium Gallery, One Capitol Hill, Providence 5:00pm 7:00pm
Sep 21 Listening Session on Streamlining Arts and Culture Grants Location: Kingston Free Library, 2605 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI, 02881 11:00am 12:30pm
Public sessions to assist State’s Arts Agency simplify granting process Monday, September 16, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) will be hosting meetings throughout the state this fall to hear from the public ideas for streamlining and simplifying its arts and culture ... Read article
Latest exhibit at R.I. T.F. Green International features R.I. artists Ken Moran, Tyler Palmer, Callum Sharkey Tuesday, August 13, 2024 GREEN SPACE Gallery at Rhode Island TF Green International Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), a ... Read article
Block Island State Airport Gallery features works by Providence’s Luke Morrison Tuesday, August 13, 2024 The gallery at the Block Island State Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), announced today the op ... Read article
